Crib



Jan. 27, 1925.

W. C. BAXTER CRIB 2 Sheets-Shae; 1

Filed Oct. 8, 1920 I INVENTOVR:

4 ATTORNEYS.

Jan. 27, 1925.

w. c. BAXTER CRIB ' Filed Oct. s, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mm m MWWWWA tion, the bottom also being Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

E. M. TRIMBLE, OF

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

CRIB.

Application filed October 8, 1920.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. BAXTER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cribs, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to cribs and more particularly to the type in which a bottom member is provided adjustable to different horizontal positions so that the crib may be also utilized for a coop for confining a child. An object of this invention is to provide a bottom member which may be folded into substantially parallel relation with the sides while at the same time it may be adjusted readily to more than two horizontal positions Within the crib body. A further object of the invention is to provide sustaining means for the bottom which will be inexpensive to manufacture, simple in operation, and not liable to get out of order. A still further object of the invention is to provide securing means for a hinged portion on one of the sides of the crib. Another and still further object of the invention is to provide in that type of crib having inwardly folding vertical ends and a swinging bottom, means on the bottom which will engage the swinging ends at the joints to prevent any loose motion of said joints during the use of the crib, said means being movable so as to permit the free swinging movement of the bottom.

To these and other ends the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view of the crib in side elevation;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the crib showing the bottom in its lowered posiillustrated in dotted lines in folded position;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the crib showing one form of device employed for looking a hinged portion of one of the vertical sides;

Fig. 4 is another view of the securing device shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the crib;

2 and an upper hinged portion 8.

Serial No. 415,580.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view showing the sustaining means for the swinging side of the bottom;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view showing the spring pressed projection on the bottom cooperating with its sustaining means for the swinging side of the bottom;

Fig. 8 is a detail view of one of the sustaining devices for the pivoted side of the bottom;

Fig. 9 shows the cooperation of the pivoted side of the bottom with one of its rests;

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view of another form of securing means for the hinged portion of one of the vertical sides;

Fig. 11 is a plan, view of the securing device illustrated in Fig. 10; and

Fig. 12 is a detail view of the handle engaging the infolding end walls.

The crib body in the illustrated embodiment comprises a vertical side 1 and a vertical side formed by a lower rigid member These vertical sides are connected by foldablc ends, each of which, in this instance, embodies a portion 1 rigid with the lower portion 2 of one of the vertical sides and having connected hinged portions 5 and 6, the portion 5 being hinged at 7 to the portion at so as to swing inwardly, the portion 6 being hinged to the portion 5 and the side wall 1 so as to swing inwardly. nected rigidly at its ends to strips 9 which are secured to the under sides of the portions 4.. This strip 8 serves to form a rigid connection between the portions 4 and at the same time acts to support one end of each of two strips 10 which extend therefrom to the lower edge of the lower portion 2 of one of the side walls to form a rest for the mattress when the crib is folded.

The hinged portion 3 walls may be held in its upright position by any suitable means. In this instance, two means are shown. In one, spring latches 11 are arranged in pockets 12 formed in the opposed faces of the rigid portions of the end wall. The ends of these latches have bevelled projections 13 which are adapted to engage a pocketed keeper 1% arranged on the inner face of the swing- This arrangement permits ing portion 0. the swinging portion to become automatical- A strip 8 is conof one of the side ly locked when swung to closed position and the release of the swinging portion by the child is madediflic ult as it is -"nec'essaryin 'o'rdertoefi'ect such'release to press inwardly on both latches 11 simultaneously," "an actionwhich is difficult for thechild to forated for the securing of the' lat'ch. by

screws l7. 'The "other aim of thel'zitch is j j bent do'\\ inw'ardly at 18 to provide "a book as shown Fig. 10. A {Y shaped reinforcing rib lgexten'ds froni' th'e'screw opening :17 siibstai'iti'ally" to the end of the I hook "18 andispr'essedfrom the metal. 7 I

The sustaining means for the bottom is SOFC DI TStT'HC itBCl' that "tli"ili )ttlfi may "not only he on the b'od'y indifferent horizol'ital positions, preferablymore than two; but

' nia'yals'o be swungtofanuprightfposition at one side"o i'"tl'ie body so to lie-sub- "stantially parallel 'with"one of the j-si'des. The sustaining fmeans for 'the' pivoted side "embodiesaplural'ity ofre'sts 20, in this instance, three, "mounted on the portions 4 of the" ends one 1 above another. \Vith "these rests are"-afdapte'd" to cooperate two 5 pintles preferably connected" by? guides "22 so "that the pintles 21 maymov'e from' one pair of rests'to any pair ofre'sts above'or below it. lt'is "preferred to iformthe'rests '20' and the 'giiid'es' 22 byproyi'ding a n elongated cup 'shapecnplate i2?) with slots,"fthe walls of a ielraec nsgguidesand rests. The pintles are'also' 51 eferably headedmt 24; so to prevent accidental "displae'eni'ent from the plate, and"enlargedportions' 25 may be pro- \"id'ed in the 'slots of the plates to permit the 'withdrawalof the "hea'ded'pi'ntles from connection with 'tl'ieplates.

[It "willbeapparent that the sustaining means for'the pivoted side otthe bottom not 'only'permits the 'botiom to be raised z'ind lowered to"di'tierent horizontal positions inth'ec1'i'b"bo'dy, but"it also permits the"bbttom to swing inorder that the-different adj nstinents' may be secured and' also that the bottom may'occ upy an"up'right p0 sition' as shown in dotted l'i'nes'in Fig.2. The sustaining "means for the" swinging o'r tree'side of the bottom 22 comprises inthis instance,"a plurality of 'rests26 preferably arranged in twoverti'cal series on the side i of the'crib body, each series; being preferably fo'rn'ied on an elongate'cl"ciip "'sl'iaped sheetflnetal member 2T,'tl1e1netal of the 'nieniberbeing cut to provide-the Tests and tongues 28 which form inclined surfaces leading downwardly to the rests, these tonguesflaring upwardly so-that the sides of each cut in the platewends'to guide a projection 29 on the swinging edge of the bottoln'to't-he adj-acent rest 26, the bottom 22 being provided with two of these projections 29 and said projections being 111' ranged at opposite ends of the bottom. It

is also preferred to make these projections 29 yielding so that after the pintles 21 and the projections 29 have been positioned on the desired rests, tlierewill beatendency tohold the'pintles 21' in'th'e slotsproyidin the seats 20 on'theniembers23. Thi'sf fin'g in this instance, isfobtainedby'm'ta in'gh'elical springs 30 about the rods Whip I form them-ejections 29 and securing said spnn'gs'to the rods andagainst one'of the sleeves 31 which fornnthe guides" for the rods.

In "order that the bottom m'ay be "easily "shifted, the latter is rovidedadjacent-:01)-

which. in this instance, is'of USha edforf they will" project beyond the "sides of the bottom and this'p'rojection of the handles is 'iitiliz'ed "for strengthening a "joint tothe inwarilly-l'bhling' hinged connection between the sections or" portions 5 andb or the'ver- "ticalends as will be seen by referringdnore partiei'ilarly to Fig. 12. Itthns foilows that th'ese handlesnot only serve fonshi ftlng the bottom, but also serve to strengthen" the h'ii'igejoints between the sections or por- 'tions"5' and 6' of the verticalends.

In the'nse of the crib the'bottoni" 22 is positioned in any one; of'theth'ree' i'ltu str ated hori'zontal'f positions by liftin' its SW ing side,thenwithdrawing the intles' m mm the paii-"ofs'eats 20 onWl'nch-"Said pintles are positioned so as to" carry 'them' intwthe guide 22. 'The"bottom isthedshifte'd in the "guides 'to 'thede'si're'd pair of s'eatsl20 and thereafter the swinging "side isiowered when itwill enter into engagement'with "a pair of seats 26"in'thehorizontahplane'of the seats 20 inwhich the pintles 21"are: arranged. In-moving to the seats26 the'projections 29 are shifted longitudinall "to compress the springs "30' so" that there is no tendency for the bottom 22] to-sni'ft o'fl the seats 20. To fol'dthe crib," tlIe'bottOm -21 is elevated at its"swingingndhriditsf intle carrying side is moved so that the gntles rest on the1owennost seats 20. ttoin ma thenbeSwrTn'gtn an upright ition as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2,-t1e mattress if mounted on' tlie'bottom lying'betweeirthe latter andfthe adjacent sidewall 2-3. "The-ends of the-"crib body are then folded inwardly so as to bring the side wall 1 close to and substantially parallel with the bottom 22.

From the foregoing it will be seen that there has been provided a crib in which the bottom wall is mounted to move to an upright position in substantially parallel relation with the side wall. This bottom wall is supported by a sustaining means which permits the bottom wall to be mounted in a horizontal position in at least two and preferably more planes. The crib body is provided at the pivot side of the bottom with two vertical series of seats with which two pintles on the bottom are adapted to engage. Means is provided which will guide the pintles from one pair of seats to another pair. Resilient means is interposed between the swinging side of the bottom and the adjacent side of the crib which tends to hold the pintles on the seats. The swinging orifice side of the bottom has projections adapted to cooperate with two vertical series of seats on the adjacent side of the crib when the swinging side of the bottom 22 is lowered after being positioned at the desired point at its pivoted side. The bottom car ries means preferably in the form of handles which are movable into cooperation with the vertical ends adjacent their .inwardly folding joints or hinges in order to strengthen said joints during the use of the crib, such means during the swinging of the bottom, lying out of cooperation with the end walls so as to permit the free swinging of the bottom.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a crib, a body having vertical sides and ends each having a portion rigid with one of the sides and portions permitting the sides to be moved toward each other in parallel relation, a bottom. and means for sustaining the bottom in different horizontal planes on the body, said means comprising a plurality of rests arranged on the rigid portions of the ends, and confining guides extending between said rests.

2. A crib comprising a body having vei= tical sides and ends each having a portion rigid with one of the sides and portions permitting the sides to be moved toward each other in parallel relation, a bottom, and means for sustaining the bottom in different horizontal olanes on the body comprising a plurality oi rests arranged-in two series on the rigid portions of the ends, confining guides connecting said rests, "and pintles carried by the bottom and arranged to cooperate with the rests and to move simultaneously on the guides said pintles permitting the bottom to swing to an upright position between the sides.

3. In a crib, a body having vertical sides and ends each having a portion rigid with one of the sides and portions permitting the sides to be moved toward each other in parallel relation, plates arranged at opposite ends of the body and each formed with slots providing a plurality of seats one above the other and confining guides connecting said seats, and a bottom having pintles movable on the guides to cooperate with the rests.

4-. In a crib, a body having vertical sides and ends each having a portion rigid with one of the sides and portions permitting the sides to move toward each other in parallel relation, a bottom carrying rigid pintles, sustaining means for one side of the bottom embodying two plates secured to the rigid ends and provided with slots forming rests, and confining guides connecting the rests on which the pintles travel to engage with the rests, and yielding means interposed between the opposite side of the bottom and the crib body to hold the pintles on the rests.

In a crib, a body having vertical sides and ends each having a portion rigid with one of the sides and portions permitting the sides to move toward each other in parallel relation, a bottom carrying rigid pintles, sustaining means for one side of the bottom embodying two plates secured to the rigid ends and provided with slots forming rests and confining guides connecting the rests on which the pintles travel to engage with the rests, and a sustaining device for the opposite side of the bottom embodying a plurality of rests and a pro jection carried by the bottom for cooperating with said rests.

6. In a crib, a body having vertical sides and ends each having a portion rigid with one of the sides and portions permitting the sides to move toward each other in parallel relation, a bottom carrying rigid pintles, sustaining means for one side of the bottom embodying two plates secured to the rigid ends and provided with slots forming rests and confining guides connecting the rests on which the pintles travel to engage with the rests, and a sustaining device for the opposite side of the bottom embodying a plurality of rests and a projection carried by the bottom for cooperating with said rests, said projection being yieldingly mounted.

In a crib, a'body having vertical sides and foldable ends permitting the sides to move toward each other in parallel rela-- tion, a bottom carrying pintles, sustaining means for one side of the bottom embodying two plates provided with slots forming rests, and guides connecting the rests on which the pintles travel to engage with the rests, and sustaining means for the opposite side of the bottom comprising yielding projections on the bottom, a plurality of series of rests for engagement by said projections {end hinelined :snnfaees arranged :aboveeaid. rests and leading thereto 1f01'l engagement by" the yielding: zprojections in movement topthe rests.

8. In: a crib, a body having vertical: sides, and ends ioldable to permit the sides -'to'% be inovedvitoward each other ;in parallel :relation, bOttOHl, means for 'pir'otallynsup- :porting one side of the 'bottomin difi'erent I horizontal planes, andcinenns ior snstaiir .-ingitl1e:other. side TOfJztllQ bOtl101111l11 difier- :enhhorizontel 1positions:embodying n yielding projection -on *the bottom and 'sa- :plate on; the: body "formed with a plurality of 1 srestslindifierent ho-rizontaL planesiand inelined surfaces lending: to said rests.

9. I'IIllZliCI'lb, a body hnvingivertieal sides :and tends foldable to ipGl'lIl lt they-sides to r be moved toward each other; in parallel relabe gmoY-eddnto parallel relation, :1 bottom onounted EtU swing lntOFSllbSllflIltlfillj, plurallel zrelation with the vertical sides, and

swinging handles yatopposite ends of. the bottom movable into andout of cooperation with .the foldnble ends to strengthen the vlatter at; the unfolding joint.

WILLIAM C. ,YBAXILER. 

